Eadric the Wild

Eadric the Wild (fl. 1067-1072) was an Anglo-Saxon magnate of the West Midlands who led English resistance against the Duchy of Normandy from 1068 to 1070 during the Norman Conquest.

Biography
Eadric the Wild was the son of Aelfric, the brother of Ealdorman Eadric Streona of Mercia. In 1068, Eadric led Shropshire rebels in alliance with Gwynedd and Powys against the Duchy of Normandy when Duke William the Conqueror conquered England from King Harold Godwinson. In 1069, with Welsh allies and further rebel forces, he attacked the castle at Shrewsbury. However, Richard FitzScrob crushed the revolt in 1070, and Eadric submitted to William. He participated in William's 1072 invasion of Scotland.